The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-30
WHERE UNTOLD RICHES LIE.
NEW FORKS GREAT REsERTOLR FULL
OF IHA WORLDS WEALTH


NEW FORKS GREAT REsERT0IR FULL
OF 7Hh WORLDS WEALTH
A Peep tate the Mile or Warehouses that
Lilac tho water Frsutof Breeklyn-Ned-
ern Caves Standardization they sre FILLED.
The most prominent object that attracts
the attention Of the passenger on the Fulton.
Wall. or South Ferry Ia the long line OF ware
houses that stretches along tho water front OF
Brooklyn. Back OF these warehouses rises the
bluff upon which tho leaders OF Brooklyn So
ciety havo built their residences, and to which
they have given the name OF Brooklyn Heights.
In the mansions luxury reigns. In the store
houses commerce masses all that 1t can COM
mand to Ill the lap Of luxury.
The piers extend out to the channel, several
hundred feet In front Of the storehouses,
These are all OF brick, and vary fom three hum
bred to five hundred feet in depth. They
stretch in q practically continuous line. broken
only By the ferry slips. for i've miles. beginning
with tho Empire Stores, above the great
bridge. and extending beyond the Erie Basin.
The buildings are not absolutely flreproof
but their walls are 30 thick that fire cannot
spread from one to the other. The ceilings are
low and the ground floors are dark. Iron
shutters are the rule. There are 1000 feet OF
them altogether. There is an appearance OF
great solidlty about the buildings. They were
evidently built to Withstand the assaults OF
time. and to hold secure what is given them to
keep. Not particle Of ornamentation IL to be
discerned from one end Of the long line to the
other. The object for which these buildings
were erected is not display, but security. Here
are tho riches Of the metropolis awaiting its
order. When the ships Of the merchants come
in from foreign shores they unload their freight
upon the piers, and 1t is rolled back into the
deep reoesses Of the cavernous depths Of those
immense warehouses. II tho merchant wants
money. he takes his warehouse receipts to his
bank and puts them up rs collateral. II he
wishes to deliver or ship the goods, his receipt
commands their production on demand and
they come forth, rs tho water spouts from the
pipe when the faucet is turned. or the light an
swers to the touch Of an electric button.
Great archways let in tho stout Percherons
with hugo drays, which cart away hogsheads
and crates. bags and bundles, bales and boxes,
In an almost endless procession. As these
carry away goods. gangs Of longshoremon roll
on the piers other goods that have been hauled
up out OF the holds Of sailing vessels and
steamships. From the tops Of the slender
Of ali in number bsine the stars and Stripes.
The red flag, with cross OF st. George. Is most
GUM: the red, with white cross. Of DenmarE
s stres WIFI yeoW and IN
Of Sweden; the white, blue. and red stripes Of
Russia The yellow red End blue stVEpss With
sss WtR yeow
most rare Of all, the white and blue striRss.
private flags Of the owners display strange de-
vices. some having tigers lions. crosses. let
tors. and the like.
Custom House inspectors and weighers IN
their, white caps calmly survey the scene Of
glance glance att at the labels on their caps enables one
to easily distinguish them from the laborcrs
The latter are stalyart. with brawny arms,
As they trnndle the boxes. bales and bags
down the piers they dump them IN little spaces
moiasses and o CARPET Of sugar Grains waste
enough sweetness on tho air to. tone up the
fapjacks and coffee Of the whole Sixth ward.
from great chunks OF what looks like sawed on
elephants an legs is crude rubber thas i hss
the same kin from Australia, Central America
and Africa, The finest comes from Para, In
44O-pound boxes. When cut into II looks ike
- AS bags Of coffee by the hundred are rolled
int se s s Ms
through long, stseply.insIined chute q can.
scent Is SO sharp, that laborer who essays an
easy passage finds himself in need Of a new
' The deep keel ships from Calcutta and Manila
bring huge quantities OF Jute butts. bamboo
hemp. and cntch.like tar. used In brewsries;
skins. the Jamaica ships bananas. the Rio de
Janeiro vessels coffee and rubber, cocoa, and
hides, odors float about q tamarinds. CHINA
vanilla beans bananas oranges. lemons. cod.
fish, guano. figs raisins. mace tea sugar. and
Of skins, also indigo. Hogsheads OF molasses
spread oyer acres, and sugar n mats. boxes
Men 6esmeared with tar. stir up with, huge
paddles great caldrons OF boiling pitch A
team Of horses jos lightly aHns With lead
truck follows with bales OF Goldfish, and an
Svsr p Of roei Salt hs N
ship, rising and falling with the billoWy tide.
swings its apPPng sql ito to and fr0 IKE the
sulphur. while q group, Of Iongshoremen play
There is one picture that is very pretty. The
ranged their fruit for INSPECTION b. buyers
floor Of the wharf to the top Of the warehouse:
The covers Of the boxes have been removed
nd hs sSf9s Is nY pnr Their s Ms T fruit
striped paper. Circles have been cut. out
from the wrappers. SO that segments OF the
colors to tho great rainbow. 1t Is sight worth
crossing the river to see.
great ship. with bowsprit extending far
over the wharf, has sea serpent for figure
head. Another has dragon, one q female.
another sailor boy. Here is q General. there
q goddess. here mermaid. there seehorse.
from strange climes.
Champagne is piled up In great square piles
brandy in barrels, beer in tierces and barrels,
are here In quantity, Fortunes are stored In
the warehouses and scattered about the I'M
enty five thousand tons of sugar are stored in
the warehouses. This is independent. Of the
piled away in their private storehouses. Tea
by the cargo goes into the building. Half Q
million bags OF coffee are, usually on hand,
the ships from Rio Janeiro quite often are
transported to their destinations In different
at all. Goods are stored sometimes for q
month"; sometimes for year. The stock OF